THE NUMBER OF TV GRP SLIGHTLY INCREASED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
25. 7. 2022 Czech domestic TV stations delivered just under one percent more TV advertising GRPs in the first half of the year than in the same period last year. Based on Nielsen Admosphere monitoring data, the cumulative number of TV advertising GRPs delivered by TV stations in the first half of this year was slightly higher than… Continue reading THE NUMBER OF TV GRP SLIGHTLY INCREASED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR
VOYO WILL HAVE ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN FIVE YEARS, BELIEVES TV NOVA’S CEO VLČEK
25. 7. 2022 PPF-led TV Nova, the most powerful TV station in the Czech Republic, has vigorously switched to paid services, pumping hundreds of millions into Voyo. According to Nova’s CEO, Jan Vlček, income from advertising will be key in future. Nova assumes that within several years, Czech households will subscribe to an average of three Netflix-type… Continue reading VOYO WILL HAVE ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN FIVE YEARS, BELIEVES TV NOVA’S CEO VLČEK
IS THERE A CRISIS COMING? LET THE COMMERCIALS RUN!
21. 7. 2022 Want more market share? Arm yourself with patience and do nothing at all with your marketing budget. Because during a recession, all you have to do is just hang in there and your brand will grow. Why is that? When the recession hits and others start cutting their advertising budgets, your share of voice (SOV)… Continue reading IS THERE A CRISIS COMING? LET THE COMMERCIALS RUN!
RESEARCH UK: CONSUMERS USING SAVINGS TO COVER MEDIA SUBS
18. 7. 2022 Almost a third (29 per cent) of individuals have struggled to pay for their media subscription services since the start of 2022, with people needing to borrow money or use savings to pay their bills according to KPMG research. The survey of UK consumers conducted by OnePoll found that 15 per cent have missed or defaulted… Continue reading RESEARCH UK: CONSUMERS USING SAVINGS TO COVER MEDIA SUBS
MEDIA BUYERS CLAIM TO PREFER QUALITY INVENTORY
14. 7. 2022 A whopping 98% of European media buyers agree that buying inventory in a quality media environment is important, according to a survey by industry organisation IAB Europe. It’s hard to find a media buyer who disagrees with the importance of a quality media environment and most (92%) will also say they prefer to spend with suppliers adhering… Continue reading MEDIA BUYERS CLAIM TO PREFER QUALITY INVENTORY
NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIAL TV APP IN HBBTV TO INCLUDE TIKTOK
13. 7. 2022 Nova Group is expanding the capabilities of the red button and coming up with a new feature in the SocialTV app environment. The latter was introduced to users in May in connection with the integration with the social network Instagram. Now the app is being upgraded with another social network – TikTok. Viewers who have… Continue reading NOVA HAS EXPANDED THE SOCIAL TV APP IN HBBTV TO INCLUDE TIKTOK
HBBTV AWARDS 2022 OPEN FOR ENTRIES
7. 7. 2022 The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, is pleased to invite entries for this year’s HbbTV Awards. The contest takes place as part of the 10th HbbTV Symposium and Awards on November… Continue reading HBBTV AWARDS 2022 OPEN FOR ENTRIES
TOP SHOWS OF THE 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR: DEVADESÁTKY AND OTHER NEW SERIES
7. 7. 2022 TV stations’ original series, miniseries as well as TV movie premieres entertained viewers most in front of their screens in the first half of 2022. The most watched programmes in the first half of this year were mainly new series on Czech Television. The Devadesátky series had the highest viewership ever, with more than 2… Continue reading TOP SHOWS OF THE 1ST HALF OF THE YEAR: DEVADESÁTKY AND OTHER NEW SERIES
HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM
6. 7. 2022 The workshop on eco-friendly filming was led by Michaela Rýgrová (Association of Producers in Audiovisual, Greenfilming.cz) and Hana de Goeij, Head of Sustainable Filming & Content, TV Nova. The seminar took place within the workshops of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Hana de Goeij from TV Nova shared her experience with sustainable film production… Continue reading HOW TO MAKE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FILM
DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK
5. 7. 2022 Thinkbox’s Matt Hill examines the world of CTV and explores why the UK is a hard market to crack. There’s a lot happening in the world of CTV. A lot of stories, stats, and forecasts. With so much noise it can be hard to pick out the tune. And this is a shame because CTV… Continue reading DEMYSTIFYING CTV IN THE UK
TELEVISION STATIONS ARE PUTTING AN END TO SPRING PROGRAMME, FROM MONDAY THEY ARE INTRODUCING THEIR SUMMER SCHEME
29. 6. 2022 Mainly reruns of their original series, supplemented by movies, comedies and foreign series, will be offered by the biggest domestic TV stations in the summer. Starting Monday, July 4, the largest domestic TV stations will switch completely to summer programme schedules. Some of the shows that were a fixture of the spring schedule were still catching… Continue reading TELEVISION STATIONS ARE PUTTING AN END TO SPRING PROGRAMME, FROM MONDAY THEY ARE INTRODUCING THEIR SUMMER SCHEME
NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE WINS THE ATO TV AND VIDEO MEASUREMENT TENDER AGAIN
28. 6. 2022 Nielsen Admosphere will continue to be the implementer of cross-platform TV and video content viewership measurement for the next five years. The contract with ATO was signed on Tuesday. The Nielsen Admosphere research agency will continue to measure TV viewership and video content for the Association of Television Organizations (ATO) in 2023-2027. The two companies… Continue reading NIELSEN ADMOSPHERE WINS THE ATO TV AND VIDEO MEASUREMENT TENDER AGAIN
ESTIMATE: 60% OF CUSTOMERS PAY FOR STREAMING, TREND HITS CINEMAS
24. 6. 2022 According to Axocom data, 60 percent of the 1.3 million total viewers are paying for streaming video content. Streaming platforms in the Czech Republic have 1.3 million viewers. However, the number of users paying for content on a regular basis is significantly lower, at roughly 60%, or 800,000 people. The rest take advantage of various… Continue reading ESTIMATE: 60% OF CUSTOMERS PAY FOR STREAMING, TREND HITS CINEMAS
MEDIA INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER IN MAY, BUT GROWTH SLOWED DOWN
20. 6. 2022 Year-on-year growth in advertising investment in media continued in May, but was lower than in the previous month. The monitored volume of advertising investment in media reached a 7% year-on-year increase in May this year. This also marks the fifth month this year that the advertising market has improved, according to Ad Intel data from… Continue reading MEDIA INVESTMENTS WERE HIGHER IN MAY, BUT GROWTH SLOWED DOWN
PRE ENTERS TV FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A CAMPAIGN
9. 6. 2022 In its first ever TV campaign, Pražská energetika is betting on a fairy tale story. For the first time in its history, Pražská energetika (PRE) is launching a campaign on television. It relies on a fairytale story about the friendship of a curious boy, Přemek, and his friend, Eli the fox, who appear to him… Continue reading PRE ENTERS TV FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A CAMPAIGN
PRIMA IS FILMING A NEW CENTRAL SERIES DOBRÉ ZPRÁVY FROM THE TV ENVIRONMENT
7. 6. 2022 Prima TV has started filming its new central series, this time situating it in a TV broadcasting environment. Television Prima has started filming its new long-running series Dobré zprávy (Good News), which is set in a TV news environment. It is being filmed in Malesice studios in Prague. The main roles will be played by… Continue reading PRIMA IS FILMING A NEW CENTRAL SERIES DOBRÉ ZPRÁVY FROM THE TV ENVIRONMENT
MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE
3. 6. 2022 Most advertisers agree that an excellent communication activity can return up to 20 times more value for money than an average one. The Association of Communication Agencies (AKA) together with Nielsen Admosphere have completed another wave of research, mapping the development of values in the marketing communication sector in the Czech Republic. Their survey indicates… Continue reading MESSAGE TO AGENCIES: EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION MAKES SENSE
STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
3. 6. 2022 Connected television (CTV) viewers in six European countries – including France, Germany and the UK – use an average of 3.5 streaming platforms, with over a third utilizing ad-supported services. These findings came from a survey by FreeWheel, an ad-focused unit of media giant Comcast, and Happydemics, the research firm, of connected TV audiences in France, Germany,… Continue reading STUDY EU: CTV VIEWERS EMBRACE AD-SUPPORTED PLATFORMS
